- Original: קטל - Transliteration: Qatal - Phonetic: kaw-tal' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to slay, kill - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2008 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; properly to cut off that is (figuratively) put to death: - kill slay. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • killeth, 1 Job 24:14 • slay, 2 Job 13:15; Psalm 139:19